Canadian group fights to ‘keep Olympics gay’

In case you somehow missed it, the biggest human rights controversy of the 2014 Winter Games is Russia’s treatment of individuals from the LGBT community. So far we’ve been treated to such delights as the mayor of Sochi saying there are no gays in town (um, sure) and Russian laws passed banning gay-rights activities.

On the eve of the Games, one Canadian group has issued its rallying cry: Keep the Olympics gay.

The Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion makes a case in the snarky little video above. It’s fun and cute and probably not the last protest we’ll see during the next few weeks.

In fact, today’s Google doodle is a drawing of Olympic athletes set against a rainbow background. Clicking on the doodle takes you to a search for “Olympic Charter,” which the IOC says it would be willing to amend to include a rule against discrimination due to sexual orientation.